Chongqing launches 72-hour visa-free stays
Chongqing will allow transit passengers 72-hour visa-free stays starting next month, in a move aimed at boosting the local economy and tourism.
Market for English courses surges
According to the Ministry of Education's National Education Development Statistical Bulletin, the market is already worth about 30 billion yuan.
China, Russia reach big oil deal
Russia will supply an additional 10 million metric tons of crude oil to China a year over the next decade.
Breast cancer on the rise in China
China and other developing countries are experiencing a surge in breast cancer incidence and mortality.
Xi offers support to overseas Chinese
President Xi Jinping has urged overseas-educated experts and professionals to contribute to realizing the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation.
Weatherman with vision dies, age 98
The weather forecast we check on a daily basis is accurate largely thanks to Ye Duzheng.
Spain seeks time zone change
Spanish lawmakers want to shift the country back a time zone and impose more healthy, family-friendly working hours.
30,000 turn out in Beijing Marathon
The 2013 Beijing International Marathon concluded on Sunday with Tadese Tola of Ethiopia breaking the event record set 27 years ago.
Chinese arts travel the world
Beijing-based Wang exhibited this year at the China Pavilion of the Venice Biennale.
Rare rice stages a comeback in North China
A rare indigenous rice species, which almost became extinct in the 1970s, is being revived in Hebei province.
Shuttle bus makes time fly for Beijing commuters
A subscription bus service is gaining popularity with commuters in Beijing, especially private car owners, the service provider says.
London mayor hails free trade, subway system during visit
Mayor of London Boris Johnson made headlines by riding the Beijing subway and comparing it favorably to the London Underground.
Former mistresses are active online whistle-blowers
Some 15.4 percent of a sample of China's recent online whistle-blowers were mistresses who used the Internet to expose corrupt officials after their relationships ended.
Beijing-Tokyo ties 'unlikely to recover soon'
Sino-Japanese relations are unlikely to improve anytime soon if Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's speech to his country's parliament on Tuesday is any indication.
Yao, NBA to open training school for teens
To improve the fitness level and social ability of Chinese students, Yao Ming announced on Tuesday that he will team with the NBA to open an extra curricular basketball training facility .